a big case of spring fever is on the way to central iowa.. how warm it will get in the

water rescue... catching fish soon give way to a rescue mission for two central iowa men... how they saved a man's life... and why they say it was a humbling experience... water main break.... an ames woman is cleaning up after her home was flooded today... why the city says they may not be responsible... domestic abuse... you may have heard their stories... now you'll see their wounds. how domestic abuse victims hope to grab your attention... and change iowa's laws. from who h-d iowa's high definition leader..this is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 they were at the right place at the right time... two ice fishermen are responsible for saving a man's

after hearing a cry for help, the fishermen sprang into action, risking their lives to save another. good evening. i'm lynn melling. thank you for joining us tonight. the rescue happened yesterday morning at lake ahquabi. a man who was taking wildlife photos had fallen through the ice. the fishermen who rescued the man say they don't consider themselves heroes...even though they did save a life. mike dasilva spoke with the fishermen today and he has their story. ing from methodist hospital, 58 year-old rick rauzi saying on facebook quote "i have to say that yesterday i came as close to death as i ever want to be..not to be melodramatic, but it's a heavy thing to actually say goodbye to your wife and kids and face death alone...i shouldn't have made it." but he did make it... thanks to these two guys... 18:45:44- it started off like any other day." but catching fish and having a good time would soon give way to a rescue rescue mission...after damian bell's son konnor said he heard someone screaming for help. 18:48:06-- it was hard to make out anything besides geese

point. we said buddy, i think it's just the geese." but the screaming continued...the conditions were such that you couldn't see anything across the lake, and it was snowing really hard. so damian and jesse left their boys with a phone and told them to stay put... 18:50:06--13 'we knew the kids were safe where they were because of the testing of the ice we had done. we put them both in one shack so that they could be with each other.' not knowing what they were getting themselves into...the two men got into a truck and drove around the park to the beach... 18:50:54 "you walk up to the beach and it's 50 feet of open water and then about ten feet of ice and then you see the gentlemen in the water. at that point he still had enough strength and energy, he could raise his hand to point out where he was so where were able to see him real clearly. the nearby cage full of canoes was locked... 18:52:22--34 "we ended up having to forcibly move some of the gate to get through it. he made it through the gate, was able to then stand up a canoe on his own, stack it up and actually stack it up over the top of the fence." with nothing but a rope and a canoe...damian made his way towards rauzi...and was able to tie the rope around him...and stayed

the authorities were able to out.... 18:53:25--39 "it was all fairly you. we never had a plan. we never set out and said let's jesse in there because he's smaller, let's you know jesse lift it up over the damian take off before i get back. you know we didn't talk about any of it." they just did it. and richard rauzi is alive because of their heroic actions. the fishermen call the whole thing a "humbling experience" and say they think anyone else in a similar situation would have acted the way they did. its going to be important to pay extra attention to the thickness of the ice on lakes and ponds across central iowa in the coming days.. the ice will be thinning... as the temperature warms up.. details.. brett.. a weak disturbance will cross through central iowa late tonight between midnight and 7 am. it will bring state.

around 32 degrees. by the commute in, the precipitation should be done but

water rushed through ames this afternoon... flooding streets and one homeowner is dealing with the brunt of the damage inside her home... justin surrency explains why the city told her she may be all alone... "i finally parked my car a block and a half away..."it's something ames resident marsha osting hasn't seen in her home of twenty years... flood water....

door, the laundry, the kitchen, part of the living room, the garage."a fourteen inch water main broke around 2pm monday afternoon just behind her 12th street home between wilson and clark avenue...shutting down several streets in the process. typically when a 14 inch breaks it's pretty easy a half to a million gallons."for osting and the city, the timing couldn't have been worse... "it's their day off, it's presidents day, they weren't working." "this one ran for an hour, hour got it shut off which increases the damage. that is part of the city's responsibility is it not?" "leftover water continues to run behind the home of the ostings...while the city blames a change in temperature for the break, the ostings say they could be left in the cold with the bill." "lady from the city told me to call service master and get them here to clean it up and then she came back in and said the city isn't necessarily going to pay. they consider it as an

"sometimes it's just temp change, ground movement usually real wet or real dry creates problems for us..."ames public relations officer susan gwiasda says the city's risk manager will look at the ostings situation on tuesday but says past water main breaks have usually fallen catergory... "i think it's the city's ostings, who are without flood insurance...hoped to never have to deal with... "i don't know ask more questions i guess, i just assumed the city would take care of it." due to the size of the break ames water may appear to be rusty...public relations officer susan gwiasda says it is not dangerous to drink but can stain clothes used in laundry...they are encouraging residents to run cold water for several minutes until it's clear and avoid using hot water until it is clear because it may pull the rust into your

the bus driver accused of killing an iowa state university student last december is entering a formal not guilty plea. online court records show benjamin clague entered a written plea of not guilty to a charge of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. clague is accused of the hit-and-run death of i-s-u freshman emmalee jacobs. jacobs' body was found on lincoln way at the intersection of ash avenue in early december... last month the investigation lead police to clague. they say he hit jacobs with a cy- ride bus and didn't stop ... even though cameras on the bus show he was aware he hit something. scheduled for march 22nd. a marshalltown man is facing kdnapping charges... after des moines police say.. he abducted the mother of his children at gunpoint on sunday. the des moines register reports his into a car. he reportedly pulled out two handguns and threatened to kill her. the woman escaped from the car and police. lopez was arrested for violation of a no

a domestic violence survivor is sharing her story in hopes it grabs the attention of lawmakers. nats of video," i was his 6th victim, i never thought this would happen to me." tiffany allison worked on a p-s-a that recreates the injuries she and six others suffered at the hands of the same man. in 2009, allison was beaten by her boyfriend.. he was sentenced to two and a half years but served just ten months.... he is now back in prison for assaulting another woman. allison is pushing for legislation that would require third strike offenders of any violent crime to serve at least 85- percent of their sentence. currently most only serve about 33- percent. we're learning more about a deadly weekend shooting involving urbandale police. it happened early saturday at the "holiday inn" on merle hay road. officers were responding to a drug complaint, when a fight broke out in the lobby. officials say 29 year old ali yahia, of des moines, started firing a gun. police returned fire and killed

the officers involved are jeff casey, anthony brooks, and justice weaver. they're on paid administrative leave while their colleagues investigate. there's still much more to come tonight.... coming up next -- picking a career can be a difficult decision the best trades in our area to give you a well-paying job... straight out of school... and later.. at 9-30.. what happens next? as funeral plans are made for supreme court justice antonin scalia.. the debate over when and how to fill his vacant seat on the high court is underway.. the latest.. from who h-d iowa's high definition leader..you're watching the

our area...finding good-paying jobs can be challenging. but there are trades that let you earn while you learn... or let you step straight into a good-paying job before leaving school. choice can lead to a big

eric hamer turns problem solving into a profession. "on a 45 and pulled it up." career challenges take some twists and turns. "i took a semester of college and decided it wasn't for me." so, hamer turned to a trade. he now works as an apprentice plumber with ragan mechanical. starting pay, 31-thousand dollars a year. "every day, i go to work, and i learn something different." the 23 year old atkinson man is halfway through a highly competitive training program with the plumbers and pipefitters union. when he's not at work, there's two-week study sessions at local 25. "it's not going to come up. try it." hamer is in a great situation to work and train. demand for plumbers is expected to increase by nearly 25 percent over the next decade. "being able to earn while you learn is something that is amazing, and it's a great opportunity for people like me." when hamer becomes a journeyman in two years, his salary potential will approach six figures. "we make good money. i'm not going to lie to you. that's a big part of it."

out of the marine corps. he teaches in the union training program. "if i didn't have this, i don't know what i'd be doing." this is a trade that produces visible results and a promising future. "out of high school, you don't really expect to be thrown right into the workforce, but it's really helped me become more of an adult." "while the union provides a great outlet for building a career, community college programs also spark the transition from school to work." "we would probably do a c-arm to the knee." health science is key for most degrees that offer the best return from scott community college. the job market is great locally, even better regionally. "more going from a generalist to a specialist is the best way to go." these students will pay nearly nine thousand dollars in tuition. but they'll get the most bang for the buck. when they become x-ray technologists, starting salaries range from 16 to 21 dollars per hour. with experience, they can make more than 50 thousand dollars locally. "many times

they even graduate, with the promise that they will graduate." these students are learning how to record and study electrical activity of the brain and nervous system. "some will specialize in epilepsy. some will specialize in surgery." "the job market is actually phenomenal." there are lots of job openings and not enough people to fill them. they'll make about 49-thousand dollars a year right out of the two-year program. with experience, they can double their salary. "it's a very promising situation for our students, and i am very proud of them." "oh, i think we're going to be too tall." training and studying to build a future that pays. it's already working for eric hamer. "i plan on this being my lifelong career." they're finding satisfying jobs that

you've just heard about some jobs that pay right out of trade school or college. what about two-year degrees that aren't great choices? community colleges across iowa have dropped majors such as horticulture, interior design, aviation and even journalism, because there just aren't enough local jobs

a weak disturbance will cross through central iowa late tonight between midnight and 7 am. it will bring a mix of rain-snow across the state. temperatures will hover right around 32 degrees. by the commute in, the precipitation should be done but roads may be wet or slick in spots. we'll stay in the middle to upper 30s tuesday and wednesday, with upper 40s to lower 50s through the weekend. besides

morning, most of the week will be dry.

coming up -- cold cash.. you may not realize it.. but the snowy weather can impact your bottom line. what's driving up the cost of your

first the extreme freeze. now the mess from the sky. forecasters expect more than 85 million people from the midwest to the eastern seaboard to get walloped by freezing rain and snow. but the winter weather could melt your savings by spring. mary moloney explains in today's consumer watch. more snow means more cold hard cash lost. snow removal expenses and canceled flights add up. but the snowy weather can impact your bottom line too. among the things driving up the cost of your snow days -- the ease of

: "a lot of us engage in impulse shopping this time of year, as we are sitting around the couch doing nothing. and it's particularly easy to do so when you have all of your credit card information stored on some of your favorite sites. it's become too easy to do so."the same goes for ordering comfort food. multiple meal deliveries can eat away at a budget. being snowbound can also mean a new year's gym membership goes to waste. consider online workouts at home until mobilization and motivation get better with warmer temperatures. and when you've cooled down from that workout -- try throwing on a sweater. : "and if you turn the thermostat down 10 - 15 degrees at night, you're going to save about 10 percent on your heating bill potentially every single year. so there are small things to do around the house to stay home and reduce your bill."little things so your savings don't melt away by spring. for consumer watch -- i'm mary moloney. a battle is brewing in the united kingdom.. over whether the nation should leave the european union. british prime minister david cameron will head to brussels on thursday.... for a crucial european union summit which will finalize the

controversial e-u deal. if he fails to get reforms, a british referendum on e-u membership may lead to the u-k leaving the e-u. as politicians and business leaders wrangle over the benefits of being in or out, business owners are also weighing in. a recent poll shows 49 percent of brits would vote to stay in the e-u... versus 41 percent who would elect to leave. there's still much more to come in the next half-hour... just ahead -- what happens next? as funeral plans are made for supreme court justice antonin scalia.. the debate over when and how to fill his vacant seat on the court is underway..

getting ugly.. the race for the white house is getting nastier as the days go by.. what donald trump is

do.. who's on the campaign trail with jeb bush.. and marco rubio's latest dig against bush.. unfair target.. hospitals in syria are finding themselves in the cross hairs of air strikes.. who's accused of carrying out the attacks.. and how many have been killed in recent days. mexico visit.. pope francis reached out to native people in mexico today... his authorization to better include them in catholic rites. and why he has dispatched so- called "super confessors" around the globe. from who h-d iowa's high definition leader..this is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 president barack obama says he will nominate a replacement for the late supreme court justice antonin scalia... and when he does, he expects the senate to fulfill its constitutional duty... this, as republicans vow to leave the nomination of the next supreme court

the political fight over the nation's highest court. the white house today, now leveling its own blows at republicans in the deep political standoff that started only hours after justice antonin scalia's death: "this is a republican congress that has a lot of practice saying no, but i also want to point out that this is republicans have come out with a lot of bluster sink in."president obama vows to fill constitutional duty. "there will be plenty of time senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote. these are responsibilities that i take they're bigger than any one party. they are about our democracy."but a defiant senate majority leader mitch mcconnell in a statement: "the american people should have a voice... this vacancy should new

white house officials are now discussing the process for vetting the president's potential picks-- names circulating include federal judges, some senators, even attorney general loretta lynch-- who was approved by the senate last year, but only after a record months-long delay. senator claire mccaskill calling it then ... missouri "base politics at its ugliest."but this fight could be worse, with so much at stake. presidential candidate"we're one justice away from a radical five justice liberal majority." ted cruz, bringing it to the campaign trail: "life, marriage, religious liberty, the second amendment. we're just one supreme court justice away from losing them all."on past supreme court choices, the president has often mentioned an element of compassion: "a judge who's sympathetic enough to those who are on the outside, those who are vulnerable."now though, politics will be pivotal. does the president choose someone very moderate-- whom

will feel great pressure to at least bring to a vote, criticism if they don't-- or a liberal to rally democrats, potentially sending more voters to the polls in november. member, judiciary committee "i believe that many of the mainstream republicans, when the president nominates a mainstream nominee, will not want to follow mitch mcconnell over the cliff." ranking member, judiciary committee "if the republican leadership refuses to even hold a hearing, i think that is going to guarantee they lose control of the senate, because i don't think the american people will stand for that." the race for the g-o-p presidential nomination is getting ugly... today.. donald trump threatened to break his pledge against running as a 3rd party candidate, claiming the republican national committee poorly managed ticketing at saturday night's debate, resulting in his getting booed. trump says: "i signed a pledge, but it's a double-edged pledge-- and as far as i'm concerned they're in default." bush says: "donald

hijack the republican party. he's not a conservative. he's not a serious guy. he was unhinged in this debate. he's foul mouthed. he's not the kind of person that will lead us to victory in november." jeb bush had his mother and brother former president george w. bush on the campaign trail with him today.. two days after defending jeb's brother in the debate, marco rubio slammed jeb as spoiled. rubio says: "when i got out of school, i didn't have a rolodex that said, all right, these are all my dad's or my mom's friends. i'm gonna call them; they're gonna hire me and raise a bunch of money for me one day. i didn't have that kind of privilege." democrats, meantime, are preparing for this saturday's caucus in nevada. hillary clinton is campaigning there after scrapping plans to stump in florida, sending former president bill clinton in her place. the abrupt schedule change comes on the heels of her double-digit loss in new hampshire to senator bernie sanders, who is also gaining ground in nevada. now comes word that on saturday night when the caucus results are coming in in nevada, hillary clinton will already be in

maybe she's confident of victory, or perhaps she's hedging her bets over a loss in nevada, and already looking ahead to texas, which doesn't vote until march first. in northern syria several hospitals and a school have come under attack. at least 22 people were killed, including children. a hospital run by "doctors without borders," in idlib province was hit four times according to the humanitarian group. doctors without borders says the strikes were deliberate-- blaming the syrian government coalition. other attacks took place in azaz, near the turkish border. a women and children's hospital was hit-- as well as a school sheltering people displaced by war. pope francis is making headlines -- reaching out to native people in mexico today... the pope authorized three indigenous languages to now officially be used in catholic rites. and, as part of the pontiff's "year of mercy"...he's also army of priests around the globe.

pope francis monday condemned the mistreatment of mexico's indigenous people...of mayan and indian descent. pope francis says: "your people have been misunderstood and excluded from society. some have considered your values, culture and traditions to be inferior. others...have stolen your lands or contaminated them." the pope also saying the world should learn from their cultures -- specifically their deep appreciation and protection of nature. pope francis says: "the environmental challenge that we are experiencing and its human causes, affect us all and demand our response." all of this during a visit to chiapas - the least catholic and most southern state in mexico. the pope's message coming while celebrating mass for thousands...for the first time in the three main native languages of mexico. guzman says: "it is important that he comes here because we are indigenous and we are also catholic." meantime, as the pope continues his five-day visit in mexico... he is dispatching more than a thousand - quote - "missionaries of mercy"...around the world...particularly to remote areas... to encourage

their sins...and receive the catholic sacrament of reconciliation. burke says: "most people walk out of confession feeling great and that's certainly the emphasis of the pope. he says confession is not a torture chamber, you're not there to grill people. you're there to show people god's love and god's mercy." some call the missionaries "super confessors" as they are priests who've been given special license to forgive grave sins that typically only the pope can pardon. in los angeles, william la jeunesse, fox news. the pope will be in mexico city tomorrow.. and on wednesday, he will travel to ciudad juarez, where he will hold a huge mass on the border with the united states. a weak disturbance will cross through central iowa late tonight between midnight and 7 am. it will bring a mix of rain-snow across the state. temperatures will hover right around 32 degrees. by the commute in, the precipitation should be done but roads may be wet or slick in

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a weak disturbance will cross through central iowa late tonight between midnight and 7 am. it will bring a mix of rain-snow across the state. temperatures will hover right around 32 degrees. by the commute in, the precipitation should be done but roads may be wet or slick in spots. we'll stay in the middle to upper 30s tuesday and wednesday, with upper 40s to lower 50s through the weekend. besides the rain/snow mix early tuesday morning, most of the week will be dry. ad lib weather toss back and

it was interesting to see what iowa would do with season ticket prices. on one hand, the hawks come off a perfect 12 and oh regular season. might want to capitalize on that. on the other hand, iowa had only one sellout, a night game against t minnesota. it's a slight increase. season tickets for 7 games now $405 for renewals, 415 for a new buyer. that's up from 395 for season tickets this past season. the new season ticket averages to just over $59 a game. individual tickets go on sale later, with wisconsin and michigan priced highest at 85 dollars. iowa state loses a grad transfer

catalina tweets, in part, "my decision. i have decided to decommit from iowa state and have decided that i will be playing my final year at the university of georgia." the hawkeyes had a 1 and 1 week, but the loss at indiana did not cost iowa a spot in the a-p poll. villanova stays #1, followed by two big 12 teams, kansas and oklahoma. iowa stays fourth, and the cyclones move up one to 13th. iowa controls its own destiny to a big ten championship, the first since the 1970s. the hawks have a one game lead with five to pay. the hawkeyes have done a good job of not playing down to their opponent, but last night, minnesota stayed with iowa until the end. minnesota is winless in the big ten conference. fran mccaffery will take the

hawks play at penn state wednesday night. it's a 5:30 tip, iowa time. lisa bluder and the hawkeyes at minnesota. gophers down 1, 19 seconds to to play. rachel banham to jessie edwards... gophers lead, 75-74. iowa answers. ally disterhoft all the way to rack. count it. hawks lead 76-75. minnesota time for one shot, banham for three... got it! game winner. 35 points for banham. gophers edge the hawkeyes,

the cyclones who can beat any team in the country showed up night. jameel mckay returned from a two game attitude suspension, and from the bench. steve prohm says mckay won't start at baylor either, but he's needed for isu to go next level. another chne atatop 25 win

lovers rejoice! gi out cookie season is officially in full swing in sacramento. ay5hudedvluteers pitched in at saturday's girl scout cookie drop at cal expo. about 68,000 cases - ta o mretn 800,000 packages - were handed ends march

[elevator dings] good morning. name? ha! not until i see my lawyer. and by the way, i was with them last night. max, it's just for the spring semester. sorry, she watches a lot of lockup: raw. uh, actually, i'm here to return checks. there is no spring semester. the pastry school has been closed. what? feel free to collect any personal items you may have left in the workspace. you get the weed, i'll get the other weed. this is insane. how can school be suddenly closed? oh, good, john's here. he'll know what happened. what makes you think he knows? he's a big queen, max. he'll know why school's closed,